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To tattoo or not to tattoo?
Several members have already told me having their brows tattooed was one of the best things they have done to help them deal with AU, though as the appointment to have mine done is only a few days away now i've become full of nerves and "what if"s" what if they are to dark/thick/bold un-natural looking, what if my own grow back higher or lower, basically what if i hate them!! I'm now wondering if i should stick with pencils for a while longer & see if mine grow back ( i have lost them over the last few months, rest of body hair over last 18 months) I think i probably booked my tattoo appointment rather hastily but that is because whilst i can deal well with no hair on my head & now happily go bald, i cannot bear to see myself with out brows.
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Permalink Reply by Victoria Alexandra Majluf on
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I can't get my eyebrows tattoed; I form quists far too easily. My mom did get hers tattoed, she went lighter and thinner than she needed. At first they do look too dark and almost as if a 3-year old had attacked you with a permanent marker. As the skin heals, they look better and, two months later, they look quite nice. It's always best to go lighter because you can just darken them with a pencil and even change the color a bit (in case you want to go with something different sometime.)
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Permalink Reply by LisaGunner on
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I've got them! & love em!! The cosmetic tattooist was fantastic, spent first 30 mins talking to me about procedure & showing me pictures of her work & looking at pics of my "old brows” another 40 mins pencilling in how mine would be, constantly checking i was happy with where we were going and adjusting accordingly, and then the tattooing, when she had finished i had a good look and she added a few fine adjustments until we both agreed they looked pretty good.
Obviously i still think my originals looked better ( i had rather fortunate brows that required little attention) though they are gone and I’m happy with the replacement, possibly still a touch dark though as you've all said, should lighten a little ,only had them 4 days, i asked for darker than tattooist suggested as she was mentioning blonde ( taking in to account the white fuzz on my head i guess) where as I’m thinking of my original hair colour ( just in case it comes back, you know! )
I strangely feel like I’ve admitted this is happening now & accepted that my hair has probably gone forever, & whilst i feel slightly "hard done by" that I’ve had to resort to permanently inking/ scaring my face, I can now look in the mirror each morning without wanting to get back under the covers & cry, so that can only be a good thing! - Attachments:
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Permalink Reply by Susan P aka DGADBS on
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They look great Lisa!
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Thanks Susan x
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Permalink Reply by Kate on
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You look great, Lisa!! And I"m so glad that you are on a positive path...you seem to be having a more positive outlook on things - you have every right to feel 'hard done by' ...but I"m glad that you are trying not to dwell on it too much...don't want to miss out on something great, because your mind was somewhere else..:) Anyhow, way to go - feel empowered and go seize the world...here's hoping you jump out of bed tomorrow!!! Kate
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Thank you Kate, its a shame that we humans generally think that we need to look good ('normal') in order for us to feel good, but that is the way it is! & i definately feel better, ( & nice comments always help :-) so thanks again
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I know, Lisa...but if these things make us feel better, then we just do it!!! Glad you are feeling better..:) Kate
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